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Take Action to Save Your Pension!

As you know, Governor Christie has decided to break the law and break a promise by not making the required contribution this year and next year to the pension funds.

What you may not know is that the Chapter 78 law gives the pension boards the authority to take legal action against the pension underfunding. These boards have a fiduciary obligation which demands that they pursue every available avenue to sustain the health of the funds. We are asking them to do exactly that by filing a lawsuit demanding that these payments be made.

Of course, some of the members of the TPAF and PERS boards are our own elected representatives and will support this action, as will the members of other unions on these and other pension boards. The remaining members of the pension boards, who are largely state employees appointed by the administration, are the targets of our efforts. All of the pension boards meet in June, and we want to present them with thousands of letters from members demanding that they step up in support of the pension plans.

They will have instant access to a portal allowing them to call for the appropriate retirement system board to take legal action against pension underfunding. The web site is self-explanatory – it couldn’t be easier to use – and a link has been emailed and text blasted all NJEA members for whom we have such contact information. Please supplement this effort by sharing this web link with your members ASAP.

As you will notice when you visit this site, it is a collaborative effort among all of the public employee unions. This is a time for us to stick together and let our voices be heard. You can help by encouraging your members to visit https://www.njea.org/saveourpensions.

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